12 JANUARY 1910 “JOHNNY” MOORE John Anderson “Johnny” Moore was born on 12 January 1910 in central Texas. By age 18 he was living near Memphis, from whence he was appointed to the US Naval Academy. Here, his thundering right hook Read More
6 JANUARY 1945 CDR GEORGE F. DAVIS Since October 1944, the Allied assault on the 7000 islands of the Philippines had been steadily progressing. Leyte, Samar, and several more of the Visayans had fallen, though the main island of Luzon remained Read More